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- noun often pluralized
Hell ; arealm beneath thesurface of theearth conceived as theabode of thesouls of thedead and, sometimes, as the abode ofdemons orevil spirits . - noun often pluralized, by extension A place which is
subterranean orenclosed beneath a surface, especially one which isdark ,dank , or otherwiseinhospitable . - noun often pluralized, euphemistic The
groin orbuttocks .
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- noun (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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From nether- + region.
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